By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business It wouldn’t officially be the holiday season without Starbucks’ festive cups. And this year, they’re merrier than ever. Beginning Thursday, customers will have their hot drinks served in one of four new festive cups that are “wrapped up like gifts for the holidays,” according to a press release. This year’s
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By KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping has been absent from the Group of 20 summit in Rome and global climate talks in Scotland. That has drawn criticism from U.S. President Joe Biden and questions about China’s commitment to reducing greenhouse gas emissions. China is the world’s biggest emitter of
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By Eliza Mackintosh, CNN Armed groups fighting Ethiopia’s central government are swelling in numbers as they advance on the capital, Addis Ababa, posing the biggest threat to embattled Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s rule since a bloody year-long conflict began in the country’s northern Tigray region a year ago. Nine groups opposing the government — a
Continue Readingolivertapia Hong Kong (CNN Business) — La versión china del exitoso videojuego “Fortnite” cerrará este mes. El juego dejó de aceptar registros para nuevos jugadores y ya no estaba disponible para su descarga desde del lunes, según un comunicado en su sitio web. Sus servidores se cerrarán el 15 de noviembre, lo que significa que
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Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Two tiaras believed to have been owned by Joséphine Bonaparte, the first wife of French Emperor Napoleon, went up for auction Tuesday after a century and a half in private hands. Combined, they sold for £576,000 ($763,000) on December 7 at Sotheby’s in London, exceeding the high estimate of £500,000 ($662,000). One
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By Kevin Liptak, CNN Meeting his foreign counterparts behind closed doors in Rome this weekend, President Joe Biden repeatedly recited for them a key figure: $555 billion. That is the massive sum of money set aside to combat climate change in the sweeping social spending plan he’s been trying to get through Congress. In conference
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — Los Raiders de Las Vegas despidieron al receptor Henry Ruggs III el martes por la noche después de que fuera acusado de conducir bajo los efectos del alcohol tras un incidente en el que su automóvil chocó por detrás a otro automóvil y dejó a una persona muerta, según el Departamento de
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By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — China and Russia are urging the U.N. Security Council to end a host of sanctions against North Korea including a ban on exports of seafood and textiles, a cap on imports of refined petroleum products and a prohibition on its citizens working overseas and sending
Continue Reading By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Shares are mixed in Europe and Asia as investors exercise caution ahead of the Federal Reserve’s policy statement. Shares fell in Frankfurt, London, Hong Kong and Shanghai but rose in Paris and Sydney. In Tokyo, markets were closed for a holiday. On Tuesday, the Dow added 0.4%, closing above
Continue Reading By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Shares are mixed in Europe and Asia as investors exercise caution ahead of the Federal Reserve’s policy statement. Shares fell in Frankfurt, London, Hong Kong and Shanghai but rose in Paris and Sydney. In Tokyo, markets were closed for a holiday. On Tuesday, the Dow added 0.4%, closing above
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By Wayne Chang and Jill Disis, CNN Business The Chinese version of hit video game “Fortnite” is shutting down this month. The game stopped accepting registrations for new players and was no longer available for download as of Monday, according to a statement on its website. Its servers will be shut down November 15, meaning
Continue Reading SWEIHAN, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The king and queen of the Netherlands have visited a strawberry farm as part of a tour of the United Arab Emirates. King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima visited a strawberry farm in the deserts of Abu Dhabi near the city of Sweihan. While there, they toured the facility, walking
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By Hanna Ziady, CNN Business Should Nigeria’s natural riches remain in the ground? Africa’s biggest economy has 206 million people, endemic poverty and vast energy reserves that could be harnessed to fuel development. But it’s coming under huge pressure from developed countries to abandon fossil fuels and shift to renewable energy in order to help
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WEDNESDAY: After another chilly start, we’ll enlist the help of some sunshine to thaw us out. Temperatures will rebound into the low 50’s this afternoon under mostly clear skies. TONIGHT: Clouds look like they’ll get held back enough overnight that temperatures will cool off in a hurry this evening. Lows will bottom out in the
Continue ReadingMariana Toro (CNN) — Justo después de la medianoche del miércoles, la policía de Australia Occidental derribó la puerta de una casa cerrada en la pequeña ciudad de Carnarvon, poniendo fin a una extensa búsqueda de 18 días de una niña de 4 años desaparecida. Un video de la policía captó el momento en que
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By Eliza Mackintosh, CNN Troops allied against Ethiopia’s central government are on the outskirts of Addis Ababa, a diplomatic source told CNN Wednesday, a day after authorities announced a nationwide state of emergency and called on citizens to take up arms to defend the capital. The spreading conflict comes as the United Nations condemned possible
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN Español) — El cantante de música urbana Daddy Yankee es ahora inversionista y copropietario del equipo de los Cangrejeros de Santurce, en la Liga de Béisbol Profesional Roberto Clemente de Puerto Rico, según anunció en un comunicado de prensa. El cantante se une a Thomas Axon y Justo Moreno como copropietarios del equipo
Continue Reading JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli lawmakers are set to begin marathon voting to try and pass the first national budget in three years. It’s a major test for the fractious coalition government that was sworn in earlier this year after four divisive elections. Failure to pass the budget by November 14 would bring down the government
Continue Reading By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Yahoo Inc. said this week that will withdraw from the China market. It said its services in China stopped from from Nov. 1 due to an “increasingly challenging” business and legal environment. The company is the latest U.S. technology firm to downsize China operations in recent
Continue Reading By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Yahoo Inc. said this week that will withdraw from the China market. It said its services in China stopped from from Nov. 1 due to an “increasingly challenging” business and legal environment. The company is the latest U.S. technology firm to downsize China operations in recent
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